Fred Furman

Fred Furman
Biographical details
Furman pictured in Reveille 1908, Mississippi State yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Born	October 1881 Pennsylvania, U.S.^[1]
Died	December 29, 1938(1938-12-29) (aged 57)^[2] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Cornell University^[3]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1907–1908	Mississippi A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	9–7

Fred John Furman^[3] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi A&M (now known as Mississippi State University) for the 1907 and 1908 seasons. During his two-season tenure, Furman compiled an overall record of nine wins and seven losses (9–7).^[4]^[5]

Fred lettered for Cornell in the 1904 and 1905 seasons under head coach "Pop" Warner. Fred's brother, Harry "Little" Furman, played for Mississippi A&M in 1907 and 1908, and was the captain of the 1908 team. Harry is tied with Anthony Dixon for third on the single season rushing touchdown list at Mississippi State having scored 14 in 1907.^[6]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1908)
1907	Mississippi A&M	6–3	2–3
1908	Mississippi A&M	3–4	1–3
Mississippi A&M:		9–7	3–6
Total:		9–7

References

↑ Cornell Senior Class Book 1906
↑ "FORMER BUTTE MAN IS SUICIDE. - Fred J. Furman Kills Self to Assure Family Funds", Billings Gazette, Saturday, December 31, 1938, Billings, Montana, United States Of America
1 2 The M book of athletics, Mississippi A. and M. college, Volume 2
↑ DeLassus, David. "Fred Furman Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
↑ Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
↑ 2013 Mississippi State University Football Media Guide

External links

Fred Furman at the College Football Data Warehouse

Mississippi State Bulldogs head football coaches

W. M. Matthews (1895)
J. B. Hildebrand (1896)
No team (1897–1900)
L. B. Harvey (1901)
Jerry Gwin (1902)
Daniel S. Martin (1903–1906)
Fred Furman (1907–1908)
W. D. Chadwick (1909–1913)
Earle C. Hayes (1914–1916)
Stanley L. Robinson (1917–1919)
Ferdinand Holtkamp (1920–1921)
Dudy Noble (1922)
Earl Abell (1923–1924)
Bernie Bierman (1925–1926)
John W. Hancock (1927–1929)
Chris Cagle (1930)
Ray G. Dauber (1931–1932)
Ross McKechnie (1933–1934)
Ralph Sasse (1935–1937)
Spike Nelson (1938)
Allyn McKeen (1939–1942)
No team (1943)
Allyn McKeen (1944–1948)
Arthur Morton (1949–1951)
Murray Warmath (1952–1953)
Darrell Royal (1954–1955)
Wade Walker (1956–1961)
Paul E. Davis (1962–1966)
Charles Shira (1967–1972)
Bob Tyler (1973–1978)
Emory Bellard (1979–1985)
Rockey Felker (1986–1990)
Jackie Sherrill (1991–2003)
Sylvester Croom (2004–2008)
Dan Mullen (2009– )

Mississippi State Bulldogs athletic directors

Daniel S. Martin (1903–1907)
Fred Furman (1907–1908)
W. D. Chadwick (1909–1930)
Dudy Noble (1930–1934)
Athletic board control (1934–1935)
Ralph Sasse (1935–1936)
Paul Barrows Parker (1936–1937)
Dudy Noble (1937–1959)
Wade Walker (1959–1966)
Charles Shira (1967–1976)
Bob Tyler (1976–1979)
Carl Maddox (1979–1983)
Charley Scott (1983–1986)
Charlie Carr (1986–1987)
Larry Templeton (1987–2008)
Greg Byrne (2008–2010)
Scott Stricklin (2010–2016)
John Cohen (2016– )

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